The reason why women are particularly afraid of cold

Some women are particularly afraid of cold, and this feeling is still particularly obvious even in the hot summer. For example, if the air conditioner in the room is set to 26 degrees Celsius, you will feel cold. Even if you use a fan with a slightly stronger wind speed, you will feel uncomfortable.

This situation is more common among adolescent women and menopausal women. So, what is the reason why women are particularly afraid of cold?

The main reason for cold hands and feet is that blood metabolism slows down in winter. Low temperature causes blood vessels to constrict and blood return ability to weaken, resulting in poor blood circulation in the hands and feet, especially in the fingertips and toes, and poor peripheral nerve circulation.

Cold hands and feet care plan

1. Soak your feet every day

Foot soaking is the most effective method. Add 40-degree hot water to a deep basin and let the water cover your ankles. After soaking for about 20 minutes, you will feel warm all over your body, which means that your body starts to heat up after the blood circulation is smooth. The effect will be better if you rub your feet while soaking them.

2. Aerobic exercise

Jogging, brisk walking, skipping rope, disco dancing, Tai Chi, etc. will all make all parts of the body move and promote blood circulation, but do not exercise excessively. High-intensity exercise and excessive sweating will "vent yang energy" and have the opposite effect.

3. Wear cotton socks

Pure cotton socks are not only soft and comfortable, but also can absorb foot sweat, so your feet stay dry and comfortable all day long.

4. Eat calorie-enriching foods

When the weather is cold, you should take supplements to increase calories and improve cold hands and feet. The north is cold in winter, so you can eat warm foods, such as beef, mutton or dog meat; while the south has a milder climate, so you should eat light and warm foods, such as chicken, duck and fish; and try to eat less cold fruits such as pears and water chestnuts.

5. Get enough sleep

You should ensure at least 6 hours of sleep every day. Adequate sleep is beneficial to storing yang energy and accumulating yin essence.

6. Massage the palms and soles of feet

When you have time, you can rub the soles of your hands and feet frequently to improve the microcirculation of the terminal blood vessels and warm your hands and feet.

7. Orange peel treats cold hands and feet

Japanese scientists have discovered that hesperidin extracted from orange peels can significantly improve the phenomenon of cold hands and feet in women when added to drinking water. In the experiment, the researchers asked 10 women with cold hands and feet to drink hesperidin water and 10 patients to drink pure water. Two hours later, they soaked their hands in cold water for one minute and then tested the recovery of their blood flow and temperature. The results showed that the hand temperature of the group that drank pure water had not recovered after 40 minutes, while the hand temperature of the group that drank hesperidin water recovered to the temperature before the cold water immersion in just 30 to 35 minutes, and the capillary blood flow in the fingertips was significantly improved.